A compilation for the weekend. My favourite 9 sounds of 1996, the year before OK Computer, The Fat of the Land and Homework were released, wiping the sound slate clean.
Super Furry Animals – Something 4 The Weekend
Mansun – Wide Open Space
Red House Painters – Have You Forgotten
Ocean Colour Scene – The Day We Caught The Train
The Notorious B.I.G. – Brooklyn’s Finest
Wilco – Sunken Treasure
The Olivia Tremor Control – Jumping Fences
DJ Shadow – Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Fugees – Ready Or Not
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Honourable mentions also go to: Super Furry Animals for ‘If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You‘ and ‘Hometown Unicorn‘; Primitive Radio Gods for ‘Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand‘; Eels for ‘Novocaine For The Soul‘; Mazzy Star for ‘Look On Down From The Bridge‘; Beck for ‘Where It’s At‘; Jay-Z feat. The Chicane for ‘Offshore‘; Fiona Apple for ‘Criminal‘; and The Prodigy for ‘Breathe‘.
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